THEME EXPLORATION

traditional practices

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Architects of Ayorou
Architects of Ayorou
1970 · Jean Rouch
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Kumoemon Tochuken
Kumoemon Tochuken
1936 · Mikio Naruse
Kyoto
Kyoto
1969 · Kon Ichikawa
Nanook of the North
Nanook of the North
1922 · Robert Flaherty
Puruliar Chhau
Puruliar Chhau
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
Superstizione – Non ci credo!
Superstizione – Non ci credo!
1948 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Water from the Land
Water from the Land
1946 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Go! Go! Go! World
Go! Go! Go! World
1964 · Antonio Margheriti
The Blue Beads from Greece
The Blue Beads from Greece
1967 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Ceremony
The Ceremony
1971 · Nagisa Oshima
Mimbre y Greda
Mimbre y Greda
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His films deeply explore Thai Buddhist traditions, local rituals, and the intersection of spirituality with everyday life in rural communities.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His work consistently examines Japanese family traditions, social customs, and the tension between modernization and preserving cultural heritage.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His films are meditative explorations of Chinese cultural traditions, historical memory, and the ritualistic aspects of daily life and family bonds.